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Last year, people went crazy after Portillo's re-introduced their previously discontinued lemon cake. This year, Portillo's would like to see you go crazy all over again.

In the interests of full disclosure, I must tell you that I am not a boat guy. Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against boats. As a matter of fact, I've never been out on the Rock River boating without having a great time. It's just that I don't want one, I want friends who have one.

When you hear Jim Nantz say the words "A tradition unlike any other," you probably think of the Masters golf tournament. When you hear someone in Rockford say it, especially a member of Alpine Kiwanis, it can mean only one thing. Brat Days.

Sometimes, there's a big difference between the car you want, and the car you get. That difference is usually decided by sticker price.

When my family and I were planning a Vegas trip recently, we were looking into some of the cool and unusual things that you can't do in most places. We found things like driving exotic and/or race cars, gun ranges that let you shoot machine guns and rocket launchers (and for an extra $3500, crush a car with an Abrams tank...